AUBURN, Alabama -- Faxes have started rolling into Auburn's Signing Day headquarters, and AL.com's beat writers are publishing profiles of each signee as Tigers coach Gus Malzahn announces the next prize in Auburn's 2014 signing class.

Tre' Williams

School: St. Paul's Episcopal

Position: Linebacker

Height, Weight: 6-foot-2, 217 pounds

247Sports Composite: Williams checks in as a five-star prospect according to the 247Sports' Composite rankings, a consensus of the rankings from the nation's four recruiting services. Williams is rated the nation's No. 2 inside linebacker, the No. 4 player in the state of Alabama and the No. 29 player overall in the entire country.

Other schools: Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State

How he fits into Auburn's plans: Williams, one of the nation's most highly-coveted linebackers, a Parade All-American and a participant in both the Under Armour All-American Game and the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, might be able to come in right away and play as a Mike linebacker in the Tigers' defense. A physically strong athlete, Williams is an instinctive tackler who made 119 tackles as a senior at St. Paul's, and he will likely have a chance to compete to play in rotation with returner Kris Frost at middle linebacker after Jake Holland's graduation. A talented player who could still put on a little more weight, Williams has a chance to be a key contributor for three or four years in Auburn's defense.

Projection for 2014: Williams is landing in the right defense to see action right away, joining a team that returns Frost and Cassanova McKinzy as starters at the linebacker positions but also a team that likes to rotate its front six players liberally throughout the game. With Williams' speed, he's obviously a possibility as a special teams player right away, but the key to how many snaps he sees early in the season on defense will be whether or not Williams can pick up the defense quickly, sometimes a struggle for incoming players, and if he's at the Mike, Williams has to know the defense inside and out so he can make adjustments on the fly.